[Review&QnA] Tiffen 52mm 15 Filter (Yellow)
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[Review&QnA] Tiffen 52mm 15 Filter (Yellow)
About this item
- Deep yellow filter
- Renders sky dramatically darker
- Produces more dramatic effects than Yellow 8 filter
- 52mm diameter
- Primarily for black-and-white imaging
Reviews
★★★★★
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Excellent Wratten #15 yellow filter!
Ordered this filter in 82 mm diameter to increase contrast to my B&W film photos. This Wratten #15 yellow filter darkens blue color casts and brightens yellow and some green colors. This is especially useful for landscape photographers to achieve better cloud formations and less dark grass/foliage patterns. It worked perfectly as I expected. I also found that by adding this yellow filter on top of my lens that it helped me to focus on the composition while not being distracted by the regular color range in the viewfinder of my film camera.
Additionally to this filter, I recommend buying step-up rings if you have lenses with smaller lens diameters. Then you can use this filter also on your smaller 77, 72, or 67 mm lenses for example.
★★★★★
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Great Value
Great value for black and white photography. The picture attached is a split screen between two pictures one with the filter on the right, and no filter on left. The clouds standout a bit better with the filter without being overly contrasty.
★★★★★
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Awesome tool
pair this with a full spectrum infrared sensor and you'll get natural skin tones with bright pink foliage. Awesome tool
★★★★★
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Good quality
Tiffen filters usually aren't the best but as far color filters for B&W photography this one is alright. Color is uniform and it doesn't attract too much dust. Be aware it is not coated so ghosting and flare are likely to be issues in less than ideal lighting situations. Sky will have more contrast than using a light yellow filter.
★★★★★
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Yellow Filter Camera
Great filter love it great service
★★★★★
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It's Just a Filter
This Tiffen filter seems just as good as more expensive ones from hi-falutin' manufacturers. At least, it produces fine results for me. Tiffen has been making filters of all kinds for a long time, and by now they've got it right. I don't see any reason to spend more for what is, essentially, a disc of high-quality glass.
★★★★★
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Can't beat this traditional b&w filter by Tiffen for quality ...
Can't beat this traditional b&w filter by Tiffen for quality and usability for medium darkening of the sky with black and white film.
★★★★★
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Five Stars
Great when shiiting b&w
★★★★★
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Quality
Quality product exactly what i expected.
★★★★★
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As advertised
Works like a champ.
Question & Answer
Question :
what's the effect when using this yellow filter on a digital color camera
Answer :
Short answer: It allows the use of advanced techniques to lower noise and improve color in scenes that contain excessive blue light.
Longer answer: Digital cameras see images using a combination of red, green and blue (google "color filter array"). When you use a yellow filter, you are suppressing the blue light that enters the camera. If the scene has a lot of blue, this is helpful in that the camera can now capture more red and green light before fully saturating its blue sensors. The image you load into the computer will have a yellow cast, but once corrected, will yield a higher quality image than would be possible without the filter. A related topic is "ETTR"; a yellow (and other filters) allow ETTR to be tuned to capture maximum light across all three color channels.
Question :
Your description states this is a 67mm lens filter, but the photo is of a 52mm filter. Which is it?
Answer :
The Image Amazon uses is for illustrations purposes only. Filter size ordered is the size that will be shipped.
Question :
Does this filter have threading on both sides (can I stack another 67mm filter on top of this one)?
Answer :
The filter has threading on both sides
Question :
material glass with metal or plastic ring ?
Answer :
The filter cambridge world supplies does come with the metal mount Regards Steve 1-800-221-253
Question :
Is this the correct yellow filter for underwater flourescent photography? (night photography with blue/ uv light?)
Answer :
I googled your question. The answer us you need to understand the source flourescent light before you select the need barrier filter. To answer your question I suggest ad 'deeper dive' into understanding the subject matter before selecting your equipment. Good luck with your photography.
,"You need the barrier filter to block reflected excitation light and transmit only the fluorescence. Without a barrier filter you can see fluorescence from very brightly fluorescing subjects, but you would miss many, many others because the reflected excitation light can completely overwhelm the fluorescence.
For best results the spectral properties of the barrier filter should be closely matched to the spectral properties of the excitation light source. If the barrier filter transmits some of the light coming from the source that will show up in the photograph. If the barrier filter is too deeply colored it will block all of the excitation, but it will also block some of the fluorescence. If the matching is done right you will be able to see as much fluorescence as possible, with strong contrast and little to no interference from the excitation source. NIGHTSEA takes great care to ensure that its light sources and filters are well matched."
Question :
Will this work on an older 1970s Minolta/Rokkor lens?
Answer :
It should. I have one that is the older model (ie not for digital lenses). If the lens you intend to use it on is 72 mm then it would fit.
Question :
Does this new filter come in box + hard plastic case?
Answer :
Yes, it comes in a hard plastic case, but the filter does not appear to be coated! That seems to be the Internet consensus as well.
Question :
You state 67mm, but show 52mm. Which is it?
Answer :
My lens is 49 mm. I use a 49 mm filter
Question :
I have a 50mm lens on my camera, should I opt for the 49mm or 52mm?
Answer :
The filter size is based on the filter thread diameter of your lens. Check the number on the inside of your lens cap and match the filter size to that. Could be 52mm, 55mm, 58mm, 62mm, 67mm. Depends on the fstop and camera brand.
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